When do permanent teeth begin to form?

Feb. 5, 2013

Creative Outlet

From around ages 6 to 12, children gradually lose their baby teeth and their adult teeth start to appear.

The first adult teeth to come in are molars. These first molars are important because they help shape your child’s face, and affect the position and health of the other adult teeth that are about to arrive.

We have two sets of teeth during life: 20 temporary baby teeth and 32 permanent adult teeth.

More information at www.2min2x.org, The Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives